Research Assistant ($3,000) at Air Street Capital

Job Title

Research Assistant - State of AI Report

$3,000

Air Street Capital is a venture capital firm that publishes the State of AI Report, the industry's most influential annual analysis of machine learning research, industry trends, and policy, peer-reviewed by experts from organizations like OpenAI and Tesla and featured in major global publications.

Join Air Street Capital to research and co-author the 2026 State of AI Report alongside Nathan Benaich. You will distill complex academic papers and industry shifts into a compelling narrative for hundreds of thousands of readers. This 30-day remote contract offers a unique platform to shape global discourse on frontier AI technologies.

Remote

• Contribute to the most widely read annual AI report, cited by The Economist, Financial Times, and MIT Technology Review.
• Collaborate directly with Nathan Benaich and interact with expert peer reviewers from leading labs like OpenAI, Tesla, and Deep Mind.
• Gain high-visibility credentials by translating cutting-edge technical research into analysis that reaches policymakers, executives, and the global AI research community.

• Read and distill complex academic papers, policy developments, and industry trends into clear, opinionated analytical summaries for a broad global audience.
• Conceive and execute non-obvious narratives and primary research, creating high-quality analysis, charts, and slides that maintain the report's distinct tone and visual style.
• Fact-check key content and coordinate with external peer reviewers to ensure the highest levels of accuracy, balance, and clarity in the final publication.

• Technically fluent AI researcher, potentially a PhD or Postdoc, with a deep understanding of recent developments in both academic and applied machine learning.
• Exceptional writer and communicator who can present sophisticated technical concepts to non-specialist audiences without losing rigor or depth.
• Independently motivated individual with a background in the AI startup landscape or industrial research who can deliver polished work on a tight 30-day timeline.